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ReviewsMar 25, 2015by Natasha TripneyDorfman, National, London, London

Stephen Mangan, John Rogan, Miles Jupp and Deborah Findlay in Rules For Living at the Dorfman, National Theatre, London. Photo: Tristram Kenton

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